NIPS Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13 - Department of Justice

ANNUAL
REPORT
and Accounts
Management Board Remuneration Report
Remuneration Policy
The remuneration of senior civil servants is set
by the Minister for Finance and Personnel. The
Minister approved a restructured Senior Civil
Service (SCS) pay settlement broadly in line with
the Senior Salaries Review Board report which
he commissioned in 2010. The commitment to a
Pay and Grading Review for SCS was the second
phase of the equal pay settlement approved by the
Executive.
The Corporate Change Manager was appointed
under an Operational Partnership Agreement with
the Strategic Investment Board for a fixed term of 3
years and the salary was approved by the Strategic
Investment Board Remuneration Committee.
Service Contracts
Civil service appointments are made in accordance
with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment
Code, which requires appointment to be on merit
on the basis of fair and open competition but also
includes the circumstances when appointments may
otherwise be made.
The remuneration of the Non-Executive Directors
was determined by the Director General, taking
account of guidance issued by the Office of the
First Minister and deputy First Minister on the
appointment of independent Non-Executive
Directors.
• Phil Wheatley CB was appointed as a Non-
Executive Director and member of PSMB with
effect from 16 January 2010 on a three year
contract. He stepped down temporarily on 20
July 2010 to take up a position with the PRT.
He returned as a member of the PSMB on 1
November 2011 following completion of his
work with the PRT and his contract was renewed
for a further 3 years.
• Patricia Gordon was appointed as a Non-
Executive Director and member of PSMB with
effect from 25 February 2010 on a three year
contract. The contract was extended for a
further 3 years in February 2013.
• Paul Leighton was appointed as a Non-Executive
Director and member of PSMB on 1 November
2011 on a three year contract.
Unless otherwise stated below, the officials
covered by this report hold appointments which
are open-ended. Early termination, other than for
misconduct, would result in the individual receiving
compensation as set out in the Civil Service
Compensation Scheme.
Further information about the work of the Civil
Service Commissioners can be found at www.
nicscommissioners.org.
• Peter Toogood agreed to become an Independent
Committee member of the NIPS Audit and
Risk Committee on 1 April 2013 on a two year
appointment.
• Two Non-Executive Members, Donald Price and
Robert Jonathan Hegan, were appointed to the
Magilligan Prison Redevelopment Programme
Board on 1 November 2008 for a three-year
period. They are not members of PSMB. The
Magilligan Prison Redevelopment Board ceased in
April 2012.
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